Parents fear for children as schools reopen – ‘My child will not be a Guinea pig!’

WORRIED parents have told of their fears of having to send their children back to school as coronavirus lockdowns are lifted, vowing their sons and daughters will not be used as guinea pigs in experiments.

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Denmark, one of the first European countries to shut down, on Wednesday reopened daycare centres and schools for children in first to fifth grades as it rolled out the first phase of easing restrictions on public movement. Shops across the country are also opening their doors again following a month-long lockdown.

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While the Danes’ strategy has been praised by some health officials as a sign of the success of implementing an early lockdown, parents remain sceptical.

Mothers and fathers of some of the 650,000 children who headed back into the classroom today told The Independent

One woman whose daughter lives with type-1 diabetes said she fears for her child’s health.

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen speaks to children in Copenhagen on Wednesday (Image: GETTY)

Children and their parents line up to return to school in Copenhagen on Wednesday (Image: GETTY)

Judit said: “I’m worried that children are being used as an experiment and, if I’m honest, I am not convinced by the letter we received from the school listing the additional safety measures they’re implementing.

“Her hospital advised us that it was safe, so we’ve agreed to let her go back this week.